Plovercrest | |
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Green-crowned plovercrest (Stephanoxis lalandi) | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Clade: | Strisores |
Order: | Apodiformes |
Family: | Trochilidae |
Tribe: | Trochilini |
Genus: |
Stephanoxis Simon, 1897 |
Type species | |
Trochilus lalandi
[1] Vieillot, 1818
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Species | |
S. lalandi |
The two plovercrests comprise the genus Stephanoxis. They were formerly considered conspecific under the name "black-breasted plovercrest".
The SACC accepted both as distinct species in 2015. The two species are: [2]
Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
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Green-crowned plovercrest |
Stephanoxis lalandi (Vieillot, 1818) |
Brazil![]() |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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Purple-crowned plovercrest |
Stephanoxis loddigesii (Vigors, 1831) |
Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay![]() |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
|
Plovercrest | |
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Green-crowned plovercrest (Stephanoxis lalandi) | |
Scientific classification
![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Clade: | Strisores |
Order: | Apodiformes |
Family: | Trochilidae |
Tribe: | Trochilini |
Genus: |
Stephanoxis Simon, 1897 |
Type species | |
Trochilus lalandi
[1] Vieillot, 1818
| |
Species | |
S. lalandi |
The two plovercrests comprise the genus Stephanoxis. They were formerly considered conspecific under the name "black-breasted plovercrest".
The SACC accepted both as distinct species in 2015. The two species are: [2]
Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
---|---|---|---|---|
Green-crowned plovercrest |
Stephanoxis lalandi (Vieillot, 1818) |
Brazil![]() |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
|
Purple-crowned plovercrest |
Stephanoxis loddigesii (Vigors, 1831) |
Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay![]() |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
|